What do you call it?
 

I think it's so interesting what some of us call paraphernalia. In the South, I've noticed that most greeks refer to it as para or paro, while most greeks I know up here (in Ohio) call it 'nalia (nell-ya) or gear.

What's it called where you're from?

(Just curious)

In Chicago we call it "perry" but I say "'nalia"

When I was up north in school Ithaca, NY) we called it para. Here at home I here both para and nalia.

WhenI was in Jersey we called it para. Now that I'm in WDC metro area I hear nalia.

Thanks!
 

Hey Moderator (probably CT4, am I right?), thanks for starting a new thread. I didn't even think to do that!

I was initiated in California and went to school in Alabama - we always call it "nalia" - we would always call soror's who have on too many different items at once "over-nalia'ed". You know how some neos cross and put on a Delta shirt, hat, tennis shoes with the delta shoe strings, and carry an umbrella, even if it isn't raining...LOL - OVER-NALIA'ED!!!

I never heard "para", "perry", "peri", or "paro" until I moved to the east coast, or saw folks using those terms on the 'net.

Re: Thanks!
 

nah, it was me. You're welcome though! ;)

Sorry to butt in, I don't have anything to offer the discussion at hand...but is my computer malfunctioning or does this thread have 7 posts and like 3993 views????:eek:

I thought the same thing this afternoon that a thread had one reply but 3000+ views:eek: but here it is when my Partner in Crime split the thread, it takes the number of views and divides in 1/2. :cool:

Here in South Florida and Central Florida, we call it 'NALIA...at least that's what I've heard it been called :)

I've always heard 'Nalia, para or Perry. So that just kind of stuck with me. I've never heard paro, even though it's very similar to para.

I call it "peri" or "nalia".




RedAngel
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